about

I think a lot about where and how I spend my time. Losing time and missing out on moments, which I’ll never be able to relive or experience again. Drawing on nostalgia and the longing for a time passed, a past that is lost and can not be revisited by the physical body. The idea of missing out on significant moments to accommodate the materiality of the present is a considerable matter in my work. Because of this belief, my art has become a conversation on domestic spaces and the grieving that comes from one's awareness of time. Creating a space for connections, feelings, emotions, and visceral moments to mourn and appreciate them profoundly fuels my concern with the mortality, fragility, and sensitivity of being a human. Being highly conscious of time restraints we have as humans influences my decisions on how I approach the concepts and physicality of the work.

After experimenting with various mediums, I found that it is essential that the materials reflect and highlight the connections to the human experience. My approach to each piece varies depending on the emotional content and its context. My practice involves a variety of mediums but is not limited to, oil paints, graphite, and ceramics. Through my varying treatment of materials, I convey the aspect of memory, which can be warm and blissful but also fragile and deceptive. Working in light washes and delicate gestures amplifies the temporal sentiment of lived experience. In my current work, I use fibrous paper/canvas to elicit and mirror the softness and texture of the human body and flesh. Linework, colors, brushstrokes, and composition further emphasize these emotions, thoughts, and mental states. Experimenting with color, shapes, and figurative forms allows me to invoke and process memories, the spaces; those lived, imagined, and recontextualized.